Question

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympic Games became a rule.

During the 4th Winter Olympics Games a group of stamps were published in German in November 1936.The five Olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics__________.

A. are the same thing    B. are different games

C. are not held in winter    D. are held in summer

2.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games___________.

A. after the year 1936

B. after the 3rd White Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics

D. before the year 1932

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games

4.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball    B. Table tennis

C. Football    D. Skating

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】这是一篇说明文，介绍了为纪念冬季奥运会，推出邮票成为一种习惯做法。这篇文章题目较简单，只需认真阅读文章，在文章中寻找答案。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的第一句：The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics，可知，冬季奥运会就是白色奥运会，正确答案应选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段“From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympic Games became a rule.”，可知奥运邮票是从第三届的奥运会的时候开始有的，故答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games，可知C选项表述正确，故选C。

4.推理判断题。题目问的是，“哪个项目会出现在冬奥会的邮票上”，根据文意，邮票上会出现冬奥会上比赛的项目，根据常识，冬季奥运会肯定会有滑冰项目，故选D。